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Re: any moms could help??
Re your question on international primary schools, the best thing may be is to visit the schools, speak with the staff and see the culture for yourself. I have visited SIS, CIS, CDIS, HKIS and GSIS, and have short-listed SIS and CIS into my consideration set.
CDIS has a pleasant campus and modern facilities, but my impression (and I could be wrong) is that they emphasize a lot on visual arts & sports. I hear mix reviews from parents about the quality of their academic cirriculum and mandarin. But generally, kids (at reception level) seem to be happy there.
CIS is more elitist and appears to be the preferred school of many local tycoons, professionals and investment bankers. I understand their acceptance rate for reception level is about 25%. CIS has good academic results as mentioned by another BK member. However, according to my friend (whose daughter studies in CIS), she thinks part of it is due to the academic excellence of kids who join from other schools such as St Paul's Co-ed and SIS. I am still doing research on CIS and would like to know more about the school. If there are parents out there who have children in CIS (primary or secondary), please share your comments.
I have enrolled my son to SIS, PY1. I chose SIS because of the consistent good reviews I hear from different sources.
1) Kids and parents alike seem to be very happy with it.
2) Balanced academic cirriculum. It follows Singapore primary system and prepares the children to go to Spore secondary schools. I hear it's neither too relaxed, like certain international schools, nor too demanding, like certain good local schools.
3) Good discipline (well, kind of what one would expect from a Singaporean school).
4) Children who finish primary level can usually get a place in CIS or GSIS.
Of course, the downside is the prospect of picking up Singlish. Not ideal, but I supposed no school is perfect.
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